The Brookes Union Teaching Awards 2021
Thursday, 06 May 2021
The Teaching Awards give students the chance to thank members of staff who have inspired and supported them during their time at Brookes, and letting these staff members know that their hard work makes a difference.
The quality of teaching in Oxford Brookes Business School is high, and
so when colleagues are recognised for their teaching they are truly
exceptional. It is fantastic to see so many of our teaching staff being
nominated, shortlisted and winning these prestigious awards.
Oxford
Brookes Business School colleagues recognised in the teaching awards were:
Creative
Teaching Award: Winner: Lynn
McBain Nominated: Alan McBlane, John
Bancroft, Sara Le Roux, Gregory Kapuscinski
Sustainability
in Teaching Award: Winner: Alan
McBlane Shortlisted: Guy Huber.
Feedback
and Communication Award: Shortlisted: Adrian
Myers, Andy Kilmister. Nominated: Jacqui
O’Rourke, Lynn McBain
Most
Inspirational Lecturer: Nominated:
Alan Mcblane, Andy Kilmister, Bjoern Asmussen, Peter Szende, Grzegorz
Kapuscinsk, Lynn McBain, Peter Jackson, Ross Jordan, Sara le Roux,
Support Staff
Member of the Year: Nominated: Diana
Clayton, Gregory Kapuscinski, Alan McBlane, Rhianna Johnson, Samantha Drew
Unsung
Hero: Nominated: Alan McBlane, Andy
Kilmister, Peter Szende, Lynn McBain, Kate Ji
Outstanding
Teaching for Employability: Shortlisted: Alan
McBlane
Nominated: Dan Ganly, Jonathan
Louw, Peter Szende
Students
and Partners Award: Nominated: Andy
Kilmister, Claire Jones
Dr
Nicolette Michels, Associate Dean Postgraduate Studies commented: “Brilliant to see our OBBS colleagues recognised
by the students - couldn't wish for better categories too: creativity,
sustainability, employability and feedback - so important and valuable for this
dynamic world we're preparing them for. Well done to you all.”
Leigh Doster, Associate Dean
Undergraduate Studies said: "A massive well done to Lynn and Alan in
particular and what brilliant categories to have won - creativity and
sustainability! Well done to all of those that were nominated and shortlisted
and thank you to everyone who has worked so hard to support students during
this very difficult year."
Alan McBlane (winner, Sustainability in Teaching Award) said: “We are lucky enough to be able to work with some amazing young talent
and being recognised by our students for doing the things that I love doing is
a genuine honour, and something that I am very proud of.
Working through a
pandemic has obviously given all of us challenges like no other year and the
job that we, as teaching staff, were asked to do on the Events Management
course has undoubtedly been made easier – and dare I say it, more enjoyable –
thanks to the amazing attitude that our students showed in rising to the challenges
that were set for them.”
Lynn McBain, (winner, Creative
Teaching Award) said: "In what has been an extremely strange and challenging
year, it was such a lovely surprise to be nominated for a number of awards and
to win the Creative Teaching Award. I have been teaching online throughout the
Pandemic and very quickly learned what worked well when engaging students at a
distance. The students all responded really positively even when we had
technical issues, their patience was very welcome. When students turned on
their cameras and spoke up in discussions it made the world of difference, I
could almost imagine I was back on campus. I would like to say a big thank you
to everyone who nominated me and joined me on this experimental educational
journey this year. It means so much."
ProfessorTim Vorley, Dean and Pro-Vice Chancellor
commented: I want to
congratulate our colleagues on their respective wins, nominations and
shortlistings for the Brookes Union Teaching Awards 2021.
Given the challenging
circumstance that all staff and students have faced this year, the number of
nominations in OBBS is really impressive! The fact that several colleagues
received multiple nominations is such a fantastic achievement for everyone.
To find out more about the awards, please go to:
https://www.brookesunion.org.uk/teaching-awards?aa=aa&dm_i=BBQ,7CFQC,WSK71N,TTAUE,1